Saturday, July 3, 2010

I have always been a huge fan of painted furniture and a few years ago in a fit of boredom in the evenings after work, I decided to just go wild on an old teacher's side table I had gotten out of the dumpster at a local school. It was still sturdy and sound so with a little sanding it was ready to paint.
I started by making sketches of whatever design floated through my work-weary mind and then getting out all the little bottles of craft paint I had collected over the years.
I wanted something that would make a real statement, in colors that would sing and cheer me up after a long day crunching numbers and this is what developed over the next 6 weeks.
At the time I didn't know about reds and yellows being "transparent" colors, so having to add multiple layers of those colors to get the look I wanted was frustrating. But in the end I was happy with the results and after several coats of varnish it now sits in a corner of my bedroom. So if you have a little old wooden something sitting around and paints hmmmm!

Hey there Kathy!Patience I have on occasion, not always, but I do love to paint and at the time (it was winter and freezing temps outside)it filled many a boring hour. The nice thing is I had a pretty toy surprise at the end of the job, haha..Tina xo

Hi JacquelineThanks for the lovely comment and I have one thing for sure going in my favor...I LOVE TO PAINT!! Yep it's true I will volunteer to paint rooms, houses, murals..I have done it all and I love it. So there is probably more furniture in my future. I am thinking this time though I might try something simpler with a floral or "Old Masters" reproduction on it.Tina xo

Tina - what a beautiful table! I agree with so many of the comments so far - how much patience you must have, and how cheerful it is, and how creative and such wonderful use of colours! It looks like it would be fun as long as there was no deadline involved! I am going to have put painting a table or chest on my bucket list. This is my first time to this blog - I love your writing, and thanks for the Canada Day wishes!

Good afternoon Kasey and thanks for the comment you left on the table. I have some patience but not that much! It was winter and there isn't much to do in the evenings but tv and ....painting, crochet, knitting, whatever to keep my hands and mind busy! But it was fun and you should have a go at it. The next thing I want to do is pastel colors and flowers on it too.Tina xo

Wow..how super gorgeous..you are so talanted..very festive and beautiful wiht all those dazzling colors...really unique..that muts have been fun to create ..yay!!thanks for visitng..loved your iris story..wow..magical!Kiki~